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Citation
Rigelsford, J. (2004), "Arc welding apparatus", Industrial Robot, Vol. 31 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2004.04931aad.006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Arc welding apparatus
Arc welding apparatus
Keywords: Arc welding, Patents
Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, JapanPatent number: US,541,734Publication date: 1 April 2003Title: Arc welding apparatus
This invention relates to a gas-shielded arc welding apparatus comprising a combination of a teaching playback robot and an arc welding power source. The arc welding apparatus comprises a teaching-playback robot comprising a robot body and a robot controller and a welding power source including a controller. The robot controller and the controller of the welding power source both have a communication controller, and communicate with each other using a digital signal. Information about a welding method can be sent between the two interfaces and the robot controller can execute the welding method based on the information received. Therefore, even when the welding method is changed and the welding power source for one welding method is replaced by that for another, the welding apparatus does not require an adjustment between the robot controller and latter arc welding power source for consistency between them.